Plastic building construction



C. B. SEIDLER.

PLASTIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26,192]- Patented Mar. .14, 1922.

gwwnto'o UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES B. SEIDLER, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

PLASTIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. Science, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plastic Building Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements 1n plastic building constructions, and has particular reference to means for supporting floor sections or slabs, and attaching the same to the wall of the building.

An important obj ect of the invention is to provide a construction of the above mentioned character, wherein a double supporting' wall is'employed, to which floor slabs are secured, and are partly supported by beams, which rest upon the wall.

A further object of the invention is to provide a building construction of the above mentioned character, the vertical wall of which is formed of blocks, the blocks, floor slabs, and beams interfitting or interlocking in a secure manner.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a vertical section taken on line 11 of Figure 2, and,

Figure 2 is a vertical 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line '3-3 of Figure 2.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a vertical wall, as a whole, which is hollow and is formed in outer and inner sections 6 and 7, spaced to provide the air space 8, as shown. The outer section 6 is formed of assembled blocks 9. The inner section 7 is formed of assembled blocks 10, laid in horizontal layers, to break joint, as is customary.

At the top of each story are a plurality of horizontal beams 11, formed of concrete or the like. These beams are disposed at a right angle to the wall 5 and rest upon the top of the blocks 10, of the inner section 7, and terminate flush with the inner face of the blocks 10, so that they do not obstruct the passage 8. The beams 11 are provided upon their sides, at their tops, with inclined faces 12, converging upwardly, as shown.

section taken on line The numeral 13 designates horizontal floor slabs, formed of concrete or the like, and disposed at a right angle to the wall Each slab is arranged between two of the beams 11, and the end of the slab projects through the inner wall sections 7 terminating flush with the beam 11. The slab 13 has its vertical edges 1 1 inclined, and projecting inwardly downwardly, thereby wedging with the inclined faces 12. The locks 10 of the story above the slabs 13 and beam 11 are laid upon these slabs and beam, as shown.

The space beneath the slabs 18 and the next horizontal set of blocks 10 are filled with filler blocks 15, as shown. These filler blocks may be provided with openings 16, for the circulation of air into the space 8, to retain the vertical wall dry, and particular attention is called to the fact that the beams 11 and slabs 13 terminate flush with the blocks in the inner section, and do not project into the space 8, whereby they do not interfere with the circulation of the air in this space.

In the construction of the wall, when the location of the fioor slabs is reached, the filler blocks are placed upon the top blocks 10, and the slabs 13 have their ends resting upon the filler blocks, the edges 14 of the slabs and the ends of the filler blocks being spaced, to provide the opening for the beam 11. A suitable mold is provided in this space beneath the slabs 13, and concrete is poured into this mold. The reinforcing rods or elements 17 of the slabs have their ends led into the material of the beam, and are thereby anchored therein. I Vhen the beams harden they serve to aid in supporting the floor slabs.

It is to be understood that. the form of my invention herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention, or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a building construction, a vertical double wall, including outer and inner sections affording an air space therebetween, the inner section being formed of horizontal layers of assembled blocks, horizontal plastic beams resting upon the top of blocks in substantially flush with the Wall of said air space to leave: such space substantially unobstructed, filler blocks arranged upon the top of the blocks in the same horizontal layer and disposed upon opposite sides'oi said beams, fioor slabs resting upon the filler blocks and terminating substantially flush with the wall of the air space to leave the same substantially unobstructed, and means for locking the floor slabs with the plastic beams, the blocks above the beams and floor slabsresting upon said floor slabs and beams. I 2. In a building construction, a vertical double wall, including spaced outer and inner sections, forming'an air space therebetween, the inner section being formed of horizontal layers of assembled blocks, horizontal plastic beams having their ends resting upon the top of blocks in a selected horizontal layer, said beams having their ends terminating flush with the inner sides of the blocks so that the air space is unobstructed, filler blocks arranged upon the blocks in the same layer upon opposite sides of the beams, floor slabs arranged upon the filler blocks, said floor slabs having-their ends terminating flush with the inner sides of said blocks so that theair space is unobstructed, said floor slabs engaging the-sides of said beams and having means to lock the same to the beams, certain of the filler blocks having air circulating openings formed therethroughbeneath and adjacent to the floor slabs and which openings lead into said space.

r In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES B. SEIDLER. 

